ATLANTA – A Cedartown woman has come forward with an instant win from the Georgia Lottery. Lori Davidson, who celebrates a birthday this month, has won a $200,000 top prize playing the new instant game 15X The Money Exclusive.
Davidson, 53, claimed her prize March 30 at the Georgia Lottery District Office in Dalton.
Madi Food Mart, 803 N. Main St. in Cedartown, sold the winning ticket.
“I just bought the ticket and scratched it in the parking lot,” Davidson said. “I couldn’t believe it. I was shocked.”
The lucky winner drove to her brother’s house to share the good news.
“I was blaring the horn as I drove down the driveway, shouting, ‘I think I just won,’ ” she said. “It feels wonderful to know that I can pay off my bills and help my family.”
Davidson also anticipates taking her 12-year-old daughter shopping.
Since its first year, the Georgia Lottery Corp. has returned more than $16 billion to the state of Georgia for education. All Georgia Lottery profits go to pay for specific educational programs, including Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship Program and Georgia’s Pre-K Program. More than 1.7 million students have received HOPE, and more than 1.3 million 4-year-olds have attended the statewide, voluntary prekindergarten program.
For more information on the Georgia Lottery Corp., please visit:
www.galottery.com and www.lotterybenefitsgeorgians.com
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